LP Super League: The Luddites

SEASON 2023-24
LUDDITES A
A TEAM		The Luddites B		The Gladiators 2		Real Madrid B		Hat Trick		Chessters A		Real Madrid A		Pawn Crackers 2
PLAYERS	DATES	25 Sep		23 Oct		27 Nov		29 Jan		26 Feb		25 Mar		29 Apr
Anuj Venkatesh		1516	2W	1536	2L	1560	2W	1562	1W	1560	1L	1754	1D	1757
Joseph Whelan		15533	1W	1559	1W	1575	1W	1552	2L	1558	2D	1717	2L	1725
Steve Levey		1425	3W	1429	3W	1441		1415	3W	1423		1648	3L	1640
Sandy Smyth		1325		1324	4D	1340	3L	1319	4W	1329	3W	1611		1601
Luca Collins		1346	4W	1300		1250	4L	1271		1300	4L	1560	4W	1587
A TEAM PENALTY POINTS: 0
LUDDITES B
B TEAM		The Luddites A		Real madrid B		Chessters A		Pawn Crackers 2		The Gladiators 2		Hat-Trick		Real Madrid A
PLAYERS	DATES	25 Sep		23 Oct		27 Nov		29 Jan		26 Feb		25 Mar		29 Apr
Bartosz Wojtowicz		1220		1254	1W	1330		1330	1L	1350	1L	1611	1W
Aahna Kilambi		1194	2L	1206	3D	1265	1l	1260	2X	1297		1571	2W
Rohit Mahadevan		1253	1L	1239	2Ldef	1231	2L	1225	3W	1217	2L	1547
Mason Thorpe		1135	3L	1097	4L	1120	3L	1078	4L	1087	3W	1477	3W
Tejas Arjun		(929)	4L	(928)		(918)	4L	(906)		(903)	4L	(890)	4L
DEFAULT				-		-		-		-		-		-
B TEAM PENALTY POINTS: 3

SEASON 2017-20183 - THE LUDDITES
Players	Amardip Ahluwalia, Ian Pratley, Luca Retter, Gautham Shenbagakumar, Sandy Smyth (Cap), Nandinee Thatte, Kevin Thurlow, Anuj Venkatesh, Aditya Verma, Ananth Vijayakumar, Michael Williams.
Position	1st Team: Premiership - 6 of 8, 2nd Team: League 1 - 4 of 6
Comments	It is was slight backward step for the 1st team as they had to finish for the last guaranteed slot for next season's Premiership. A good 1st round win was followed by the 1st of 3 nights when the squad was 2 players short - an issue captain Sandy Smyth will need to look into ahead of next season. There seems little doubt that both teams were adversely affected by a number of unavailable players - and would have finished much closer to the top of both divisions had they been luckier.

SEASON 2016-20173 - THE LUDDITES
Players	Amardip Ahluwalia, Eleanor Gadd, Ian Pratley, Luca Retter, Gautham Shenbagakumar, Sandy Smyth (Cap), Nandinee Thatte, Kevin Thurlow, Aditya Verma, Ananth Vijayakumar, Michael Williams.
Position	1st Team: Premiership - 3 of 8, 2nd Team: League 1 - 5 of 6
Comments	Having consolodated in the top division last season, a 3rd place finish was a good step forward for the 1st team. The squad was much the same as last season but the strengthening of the younger players improved the team. If they can keep the same squad for next season, they may feel they have an chance of pushing RSJ for the title. The 2nd team struggled in league 1 and only managed a win and 2 draws, with 2 of those results against the only team to finish below them.

SEASON 2015-20163 - THE LUDDITES
Players	Amardip Ahluwalia, Eleanor Gadd, Sholpan Namazbayeva, Ian Pratley, Luca Retter, Sandy Smyth (Cap), Kevin Thurlow, Aditya Verma, Ananth Vijayakumar, Michael Williams.
Position	1st Team: Premiership - 5th of 8, 2nd Team: League 1 - 5th of 8
Comments	This was a reasonable season for The Luddites, with the 1st team holding their place in the top division. However it could have been better but for the final week of the season when, for some reason, they didn't seem able to get their players out. This obviously affected their 2nd team big time, who also finished 5th. They started well, but lack of availability hit them badly in 2 of the rounds, thus preventing a better return.

SEASON 2014-20153 - THE LUDDITES
Players	Michael Williams, Ananth Vijayamkumar, Gordon Morse, Ian Pratley, Sandy Smyth (Capt), Vince Brady, Darshan Fernando, Robert Hulley, Pooja Murali, Luca Retter.
Position	Championship - 1st out of 6 Cup: Lost in Q-F League 2: 3rd of out 6 Cup: Lost in Intermediate Q-F.
Comments	The 1st team raced out of the starting blocks with 3 wins out of 3 in the league. However, defeat in the 4th league match opened the door toPawn Curry 1, but that was firmly shut in the final round as The Luddites 1 closed the match out to take the title. The 2nd team had a comfortable season but were never likely to threaten winning the title. The cups didn't bring much success with both out once the Q-F's had been played.
SEASON 2013-20143 - THE LUDDITES
Players	Ananth Vijayamkumar, Michael Williams, Gordon Morse, Sandy Smyth (Capt), Robert Hulley.
Position	Championship - 2nd out of 6 Cup - lost in Plate semi-final
Comments	It was a good season with a creditable 2nd place in the Championship, the only league defeat of the season came against the eventual champions. It might have been an event better season had a shortage of players for the cup semi-final not helped to prevent them reaching the Plate final.
SEASON 2012-20133 - THE LUDDITES
Players	Michael Williams, Ananth Vijayamkumar, Gordon Morse, Malcolm Winter, Sandy Smyth (Capt), Robert Hulley.
Position	Championship - 4th out of 6 Cup - lost in quarter-final of Cup
Comments	The Luddites were a little lucky this season as they only stayed up by virtue of a technicality after their opponents of the opening round accidentally played out of board order. The win they got for that match effectively kept them above Late Knight Sacrifice. However they nearly went down anyway as one of their players fell 2 matches short and the points deduction they had left them merely staying up on goal difference. Victory in their opening cup match led to them to defeat against the eventual winners in the quarter-finals.
SEASON 2011-2012 - THE LUDDITES
Players	Joseph Fry, Robert Hulley, Gordon Morse, Sandy Smyth (Capt), Michael Williams.
Position	Championship - 3rd out of 10
Comments	After the disappointment of relegation last season, they had a good season to finish 3rd and ensure themselves a place in the middle division for next season. The lost to the 2 teams that finished above them in rounds 1 and 4 but ended only a point behind 2nd place with a final round draw the only other dropped points..
SEASON 2010-2011 - THE LUDDITES
Players	Joseph Fry, Robert Hulley, Gordon Morse, Sandy Smyth (Capt), Michael Williams.
Position	Premiership - 8th out of 8
Comments	From the moment they failed to sign a big hitter who would be available most of the season, they were always likely to struggle. However, it all started well with a sensational win over Good Knights, who eventually went down with them. But it was defeats all the way after that in what was a tough season.
SEASON 2009-2010 - THE LUDDITES
Players	Joseph Fry, Robert Hulley, Gordon Morse, Sandy Smyth (Capt).
Position	Championship - 1st out of 8
Comments	They finally delivered by winning the Championship title at the end of 3 seasons in the lower division. Unusually, they managed it with just 4 squad players all season; nobody missed a round. Their only defeat was to eventual runners-up The Team with No Name, but it wasn't enough to lose top spot.
SEASON 2008-2009 - THE LUDDITES
Players	Joseph Fry, Robert Hulley, Rahul Lall, Gordon Morse, Ray Ryan, Sandy Smyth (Capt).
Position	Championship - 4th out of 8
Comments	It was 1 place higher this season as they finished in the top half of the Championship, but it could have been better had they not be thumped by Real Betis in the final final.
SEASON 2007-2008 - THE LUDDITES
Players	Joseph Fry, Robert Hulley, Rahul Lall, Gordon Morse, Sandy Smyth (Capt).
Position	Championship - 5th out of 8
Comments	This was supposed to be the season that saw The Luddites bounce back to the top flight, but it never really happened. A reasonable start gave way to a poor middle of the season which they never really recovered from.
SEASON 2006-2007 - THE LUDDITES
Players	Michael Collins, Paul Jackson, Gordon Morse, Sandy Smyth (Capt), David Wallis.
Position	10 out of 12
Comments	It was disappointment for The Luddites as a poor start left them too close to the bottom that even 2 wins in the last 2 rounds couldn't drag them out of the relegation zone. They will start next season in the lower division.
SEASON 2005-2006 - THE LUDDITES
Players	Michael Collins, Paul Jackson, Ron Mattocks, Sandy Smyth (Capt), David Wallis
Position	8 out of 14
Comments	It was another mid-table finish and a season which didn't set the world on fire; this season it was a score of just under 50%.

SEASON 2004-2005 - THE LUDDITES
Players	Michael Collins, Paul Jackson, Ron Mattocks, Gordon Morse (Capt), Sandy Smyth
Position	10 out of 20
Comments	The only difference to last season in terms of the final results was the goal difference, which was 2 better than last season. The pattern of results was also different in that the 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses were mixed throughout the season.
SEASON 2003-2004 - THE LUDDITES
Players	Neil Clifton, Michael Collins, Paul Jackson, Ron Mattocks, Gordon Morse (Capt), Sandy Smyth
Position	10 out of 20
Comments	The Luddites were happy with a top half finish this season despite another poorish start. Again, results in the 2nd half of the season improved on the 1st half.
SEASON 2002-2003 - THE LUDDITES
Players	Michael Collins, David Howes, Paul Jackson, Ron Mattocks, Gordon Morse (Capt), Brian Williamson.
Position	10 out of 12.
Comments	The team was formed by Gordon Morse for the second season of the Super League. Early results were poor and they sat at the bottom early on, but they managed to start picking up results mid-season which took them up to 10th.